Your Ringside Seat for a Startup Clash Startup fans will have a ringside view of founders competing in the first-ever "Get in the Ring: The North American Startup Clash" pitch competition on November 6 and 7, 2014. The Kauffman Foundation, host of this inaugural North American pitch competition, will livestream the final two rounds as founders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States vie for the title of most promising entrepreneur and see who goes on to compete in the global championship.Go to the Livestream Schedule

Closing the Tech Sector Gender Gap Dane Stangler, Kauffman Foundation Research and Policy vice president, shared insights on a Milken Institute panel exploring efforts to close the gender gap in the tech sectors and increase women's participation in the innovation economy. The panel was moderated by Vivek Wadhwa who, along with co-author Farai Chideya, wrote Innovating Women: The Changing Face of Technology, a new Kauffman Foundation-funded book that features a collection of more than 500 candid first-hand interviews and essays from women in tech.Learn More

Recalling Baseball Royalty The Kansas City Royals' dramatic march to baseball's American League pennant and a trip the 2014 World Series recalls the legacy of the team's founding owner, Ewing Kauffman. Ewing and Muriel Kauffman's daughter, Julia Irene Kauffman, appeared on the local NBC daily show KC Live this week to celebrate the Royals' return to the World Series and reminisce about the team's glory years during Mr. K's time as owner.Watch the Segment